Legging



T`. KELLY LEGGING Filed Aug. 4. 1925 Mheslses Patented Aug. 9, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

TOMAS KELLY, F BUTTE, MONTANA.

' Lucerne.

applicateur mea August 4, 192s. serial No. 127,127.

` This invention appertains to apparel and more particularly to acovering form for the calf of;y the leg.

One ofthe salient 'features of the present invention is the provision ofa legging form adapted to be worn under the stocking and so Aformed asto .give 'a full shape to the calf of the leg, and an object oftheinvention 1s the provision of a celluloid form for engaging the calf ofthe. leg just below the knee and extending to the ankle, the shell beingof a light weight and of a flesh color` whereby the same can be wornunder the thinnest hosiery. l

A further object of the invention is the provision of a thin shell likeform split longitudinally for snapping over the calf of a leg, the formbeing provided with delicate I split steel rings for normallymaintaining the shell of the form in a closed position about the leg.

A further object of the invention is the provision of 'pads preferablyformed of sponge rubber carried by the inner face of the shell forengaging the leg of the wearer whereby the device w1ll be exceedingly comalso be a protection against the weather and y constitute meansforconcealing I varicose veins, and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of theabovecharacter, which will be durable and efcient in use, one that willbesimple'and easy to manufacture and which can be placed upon the marketat a reasonable cost. With these and other objects in view, theinvention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formationof parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, andillustrated inthe accompanying draw- Os, in which drawings:

Flgure 1 is a perspective view ofthe inlproved device showing the samein use,

Figure 2 isa perspective view of the de- Vvice showing the same in itspartly open position ready to be placed about the leg of a person,

Figure 3 Iis a detail horizontal section taken through the deviceshowing one of the the improved device, which comprises a shell 10,formed of a resilient light material, such as Celluloid or the like.Inasmuch as the shell is of celluloid, it will possess considerableresiliency and be adapted to retain its shape, and furthermore inasmuchas molded Celluloid is smooth, there will be no liability of thestocking frictionally adhering to the surface of the shelly to causepuckering or other disarrangementof the stocking which, mightoceur ifthe shell were of a material presenting a rough surface, such forexample as a cloth material. This shell 10 is molded so as to give theappearance of a'full shaped leg and the shell is split longitudinally asat 11 from oneend. thereof to the other. This slit portion can be eitherat the front or back of the shell. The materialis preferably of a fleshcolor so that if the same ."on the calf of the leg just below the'kneeand is adapted to extend down to and about the ankle. Thus the shellitself engages the leg of therwearer at the knee and ankle.-

In order to maintain the shell in a closed position about the leg andthe side edges of the split 11 in contact with one another, the innerface of the shell can be provided at spaced points with delicate springsteel split rings 12, extending about the inner side of the shell, andthe ends of these rings are placed in registration with the split oftheshell as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

In order to add to the comfort of the p'e'rson vwearing the device, theinner surfacefof the shell is also preferably provided with annular pads13 which can be formed :Eromsponge rubber. The pads are also slit at theslit of the shell as shownl in Figure 4 of the drawings. It will beobserved by reference to Figures 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings that thepads 13 are of greater cross sectional dimensions than the resilientrings 12 so that the pads will project inwardly a greater distance thanthe rings and consequently the rings will be prevented from coming'incontact with the skin. l

If desired the shell itself can be provided throughout its entire areaor at certain defined points with minute Ventilating openings 14.

In applying the device to the leg, it is merely necessary to spring theshell open at the slit front thereof and place the same about the legand after the release olf-the shell, the same will spring t o closedposition and naturally adapt itselfto the leg.

The device will be found to be light in weight, easy to Wear andpractically unnoticeable and is .especially adapted 'for protectionagainst the cold'in -the winter.

Changes in details may be4 made wit-hout departing from the spirit orscope of this invention, but:

What I claim as new is:

1. A legging form adapted to be worn under a stocking and comprisingashell shaped to conform to a full formed leg, the shell being slitlongitudinally and adapted to engage the .leg adjacent to the ankle, a

plurality of resilient split rings secured to the inner face of theshell, and a plurality of split annular pads of sponge rubber sevcuredto the inner face of the shell and of greater cross sectional dimensionthan the resilient rings. Y

2. A legging form adapted to be worn under a stocking and comprising athin, longitudinally split shell shaped to simulate a full formed calf,resilient means for maintaining the shell closed, and .cushioning padsof relatively soft. material extending translversely about the innerside of the shell at diiferent elevations.

3. A legging -orm adapted to be worn under a stocking and comprising athin shell Y slit longitudinally and shaped at its upper and lower. endsto respectively conform to THOMAS KELLY.

and snugly contact with the calf of the leg -below the 'knee and abovethe ankle, a plu-

